#Cloud

TL;DR This article explains how to deploy InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on Azure using the Azure Marketplace and a Virtual Machine. It covers prerequisites, instance selection, authentication, SSH access, first verification steps, and how to delete resources to avoid charges. The deployment can typically be done using Azure free credits and is suitable for developers who want to quickly start working with IRIS in the cloud.

Who this guide is for. This guide is intended for developers, solution architects, and DevOps engineers who want to deploy InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on Microsoft Azure. No prior Azure automation experience is required, but basic familiarity with the Azure Portal and SSH is helpful.

After following this guide, you will be able to:

• Launch InterSystems IRIS Community Edition from the Azure Marketplace
• Configure a small, secure Azure VM
• Connect to IRIS using SSH and the Management Portal
• Reset the default IRIS password and verify that IRIS is running

Prerequisites

• An active Azure subscription (new accounts may have free credits)
• Permissions to create resource groups, VMs, and networking resources
• An SSH client and a private key (.pem) you can store securely
• Basic knowledge of Linux command line

Deployment overview

• Open the IRIS Community Edition listing in Azure Marketplace and click Get it now
• In Azure Portal, choose Start with a pre-set configuration (or Create)
• Configure Basics: subscription, resource group, VM name, region, image, and size (a small VM is usually sufficient)
• Choose SSH key authentication and generate/download the key if needed
• Review + Create, accept terms, and deploy; then Go to resource → Connect → SSH
• First SSH login: run iris password to change _SYSTEM/SYS; start a session with iris session iris
• Management Portal: http://YOUR_VM_IP:52773/csp/sys/UtilHome.csp

This article explains how to deploy InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on AWS using the AWS Marketplace and EC2. It covers prerequisites, instance selection, security settings, SSH access, and first verification steps. The deployment can be completed using the AWS Free Tier and is suitable for developers who want to quickly start working with IRIS in the cloud.

Who this guide is for.

This guide is intended for developers, solution architects, and DevOps engineers who want to deploy InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on Amazon Web Services (AWS). No prior AWS automation experience is required, but basic familiarity with EC2 and SSH is helpful.

What you will achieve.

After completing this guide, you will be able to:

1. Launch InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on AWS
2. Configure a secure EC2 instance
3. Connect to IRIS using SSH and the Management Portal
4. Verify that IRIS is running correctly

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

1. An active AWS account
2. Permissions to create EC2 instances and security groups
3. An SSH key pair configured in AWS
4. Basic knowledge of Linux command line

Deployment overview

The deployment process consists of the following steps:

1. Launch IRIS Community Edition from AWS Marketplace
2. Select an EC2 instance type
3. Configure networking and security
4. Connect to the instance via SSH
5. Verify IRIS installation

Hi Gang! 

Did you know you can deploy InterSystems IRIS Community Edition on the cloud without paying for a license? You can try for free, and it could even come in handy if you want to show off that shiny new app you've created (maybe for the full stack competition..?) 

In this article I will provide a complete walkthrough on how to deploy IRIS on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and will also add a follow up for deploying on Azure. 

Now before I begin the walkthrough, I want to admit that I was terrified of using AWS the first time because I'd seen memes about how easy it is to rack up costs on AWS. So if you're thinking the same, I suggest you start by signing up to a Free Tier Account, which gives you $100 free credit to evaluate, and automatically shuts off to prevent charges. InterSystems IRIS Community Edition has a free license so if you pair the two, you can deploy without risk and completely for free. (Disclaimer: although I'm sure this is true, please do read the free account terms and make your own decisions 😅 )

Note, this article walks through deploying IRIS Community  on AWS, however the same guide can be followed to deploy IRIS for Health Community Edition, or with Bring-your-own-licence editions of IRIS and IRIS for Health, to deploy a fully licensed, production version of IRIS on AWS.